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Travels on Horseback in Mantchu Tartary: Being a Summer's Ride Beyond the Great Wall of China: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia

Autor George Fleming
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 iun 2010
First published in 1863, this is the enchanting account of the travels of George Fleming (1833–1901) in the far north of China. Fleming began his epic journey in Tien-tsin, where he was stationed as an army doctor at a British military garrison; there he was granted special permission to travel almost 700 miles as far as Moukden and to Manchu Tartary, the birth place of the Manchu dynasty. Fleming's route took him through many regions that had been inaccessible to western travellers until the Treaty of Tien-tsin (1858–1859). His vivid account describes the people and customs he met; the landscape; the climate; the language and dialects; the agricultural practices of the various regions; and the struggles and hardships he faced during his journey. Fleming's work is a monument of Victorian travel literature and an important source in understanding Victorian perceptions of China and of Chinese culture.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108014267
ISBN-10: 1108014267
Pagini: 608
Ilustrații: 54 b/w illus. 1 colour illus. 1 map
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.91 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface; 1. Summer at Tien-tsin; 2. Fugitive Sinologues; 3. Story of the General Choo; 4. Long bills; 5. The hundred-spirited bird; 6. [No chapter with this number]; 7. Village of Tchung-sah-kow; 8. The town of Fung-tai; 9. Cultivation of indigo; 10. An uncivil and extortionate landlord; 11. The town of lanchow; 12. Superstitious fancies; 13. A miserable morning; 14. Old-fashioned town; 15. Early rising in Chinese inns; 16. Bird slaughtering; 17. The spy system; 18. History of the Great Wall of China; 19. Accommodation gratis; 20. Pastoral life; 21. Sunday morning; 22. Rabid curiosity; 23. Early hours; 24. Pastoral country; 25. A welcome halt; 26. Our new attendants; 27. Elevation of the land; 28. History of Moukden; 29. A brief narrative of a journey beyond Peking, to the coal-mines; Index.

Descriere

A monument of Victorian travel literature and a source for understanding nineteenth-century English perceptions of China and Chinese culture.